महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-79

ततो गृध्रवटं गच्छेत्स्थानं देवस्य धीमतः ।
स्नायीत भस्मना तत्र अभिगम्य वृषध्वजम् ॥७९॥

79. tato gṛdhravaṭaṁ gacchetsthānaṁ devasya dhīmataḥ ,
snāyīta bhasmanā tatra abhigamya vṛṣadhvajam.

79. tataḥ gṛdhravaṭam gacchet sthānam devasya dhīmataḥ
snāyīta bhasmanā tatra abhigamya vṛṣadhvajam

79. Then, one should go to Gṛdhravaṭa, the place of the wise god (Shiva). There, after approaching Vṛṣadhvaja (Shiva), one should bathe with ashes.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, from there, thereafter)

• गृध्रवटम् (gṛdhravaṭam) - to Gṛdhravaṭa (a specific sacred place) (to Gṛdhravaṭa (name of a place))

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go (one should go, he should go)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, sacred spot (place, position, abode)

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the god (Shiva) (of the god, divine)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (god) (of the wise, intelligent)

• स्नायीत (snāyīta) - one should bathe (one should bathe, he should bathe)

• भस्मना (bhasmanā) - with ashes (as part of a ritualistic bath) (with ashes)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at Gṛdhravaṭa) (there, in that place)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - after approaching (the deity) (having approached, after going to)

• वृषध्वजम् (vṛṣadhvajam) - to Vṛṣadhvaja (Shiva), whose emblem is a bull (to Vṛṣadhvaja (epithet of Shiva))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, from there, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad'.

गृध्रवटम् (gṛdhravaṭam) - to Gṛdhravaṭa (a specific sacred place) (to Gṛdhravaṭa (name of a place))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of gṛdhravaṭa

gṛdhravaṭa - Gṛdhravaṭa (name of a place, lit. 'vulture's banyan tree')

Compound of 'gṛdhra' (vulture) and 'vaṭa' (banyan tree).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gṛdhra+vaṭa)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛdh
• vaṭa – banyan tree, fig tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the verb 'gacchet'.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go (one should go, he should go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of gam

Optative active, 3rd person singular.

Root 'gam' (class 1).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'one' or pilgrim.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - place, sacred spot (place, position, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'gṛdhravaṭam'.

देवस्य (devasya) - of the god (Shiva) (of the god, divine)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sthānam'.

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (god) (of the wise, intelligent)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, endowed with understanding

Possessive suffix '-mat' added to 'dhī' (intellect).

Note: Adjective modifying 'devasya'.

स्नायीत (snāyīta) - one should bathe (one should bathe, he should bathe)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of snā

Optative middle (ātmanepada), 3rd person singular.

Root 'snā' (class 2).

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Subject is implied 'one' or pilgrim.

भस्मना (bhasmanā) - with ashes (as part of a ritualistic bath) (with ashes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ash, ashes

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Means by which the bathing is done.

तत्र (tatra) - there (at Gṛdhravaṭa) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad'.

Note: Refers to Gṛdhravaṭa.

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - after approaching (the deity) (having approached, after going to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Denotes an action preceding 'snāyīta'.

वृषध्वजम् (vṛṣadhvajam) - to Vṛṣadhvaja (Shiva), whose emblem is a bull (to Vṛṣadhvaja (epithet of Shiva))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛṣadhvaja

vṛṣadhvaja - having a bull for a banner; an epithet of Shiva

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'vṛṣaḥ dhvaje yasya saḥ' (he whose banner is a bull).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vṛṣa+dhvaja)

• vṛṣa – bull
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Object of the absolutive 'abhigamya'.